# Lampros Choutos > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lampros_Choutos > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lampros_Choutos.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampros_Choutos > Source revision: 1340380897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Greek retired footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lampros Choutos | image = | fullname = Lampros Choutos | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece | height = 1.74 m | position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Asteras Polygonou | youthyears2 = 1993–1995 | youthclubs2 = [Panathinaikos](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.) | youthyears3 = 1995 | youthclubs3 = [Roma](/source/AS_Roma) | years1 = 1996–1999 | clubs1 = [Roma](/source/AS_Roma) | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1999–2004 | clubs2 = [Olympiacos](/source/Olympiacos_F.C.) | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 22 | years3 = 2004–2007 | clubs3 = [Inter Milan](/source/Inter_Milan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = → [Atalanta](/source/Atalanta_BC) (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = → [Reggina](/source/Reggina_1914) (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [Mallorca](/source/RCD_Mallorca) (loan) | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2007–2009 | clubs7 = [Panionios](/source/Panionios_F.C.) | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 12 | years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = [PAOK](/source/PAOK_FC) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = [Valle Giovenco](/source/A.S._Pescina_Valle_del_Giovenco) | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 3 | totalcaps = 119 | totalgoals = 39 | nationalyears1 = 1999–2002 | nationalteam1 = [Greece U21](/source/Greece_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 15 | nationalyears2 = 1999–2003 | nationalteam2 = [Greece](/source/Greece_national_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Lampros Choutos''' (sometimes '''Lambros''';{{ESPN FC|26398}} born 7 December 1979) is a Greek former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)). During his career, he played equal periods of time in his country and Italy. ==Club career== ===Early years=== Born in [Athens](/source/Athens), Choutos started his career with Asteras Polygonou, being discovered by scouts of [Panathinaikos](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.). After only two years, he moved to Italy to finish his football grooming with [AS Roma](/source/AS_Roma). ===Professionals=== Choutos' first stop as a senior was back in his country, loaned by Roma to [Olympiacos](/source/Olympiacos_F.C.) after stellar performances during [the qualifying stages](/source/2000_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship_qualification) for the [2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship](/source/2000_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship), as he netted 15 goals in only ten matches. He gradually made his way into the first team under the direction of [Alberto Bigon](/source/Alberto_Bigon), forming a productive attacking trio with [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia)'s [Zlatko Zahovič](/source/Zlatko_Zahovi%C4%8D) and [Giovanni](/source/Giovanni_Silva_de_Oliveira) from Brazil. Although he suffered from an injured knee, Choutos managed to score decisive goals. He helped the [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus) club win the [2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Alpha_Ethniki), [2001](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Alpha_Ethniki) and [2003](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Alpha_Ethniki) [Super League](/source/Super_League_Greece) championships before returning to Italy, with [Inter Milan](/source/Inter_Milan). Choutos signed a three-year contract with Inter in summer 2004, but could never settle there, being constantly loaned to other minor sides in both the country and abroad (Spain's [RCD Mallorca](/source/RCD_Mallorca), where he quickly fell out of favour with manager [Héctor Cúper](/source/H%C3%A9ctor_C%C3%BAper)).{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2005/10/19/mas_futbol/1129703209_850215.html|title=Cúper: "Choutos no está para los noventa minutos"|trans-title=Cúper: "Choutos cannot take on ninety minutes"|newspaper=[Diario AS](/source/Diario_AS)|language=Spanish|date=19 October 2005|accessdate=28 October 2015}} He made his competitive debut for the ''Nerazzurri'' on 9 November 2006, coming on as a 78th-minute [substitute](/source/Substitute_(association_football)) for [Mariano González](/source/Mariano_Gonz%C3%A1lez) in a [Coppa Italia](/source/Coppa_Italia) clash against [F.C. Messina Peloro](/source/A.C.R._Messina), which [took place](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Coppa_Italia) more than two years after his arrival;{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/2006/11_Novembre/09/coppaitalia.html|title=Coppa Italia: l'Inter vince a Messina 1–0|trans-title=Italian Cup: Inter win in Messina 1–0|newspaper=[Corriere della Sera](/source/Corriere_della_Sera)|language=Italian|date=9 November 2006|accessdate=28 October 2015}} he left at the end of [the campaign](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Serie_A). Choutos returned to his country in the 2007 off-season after signing with [Panionios](/source/Panionios_F.C.), but was only eligible to start playing in the following January. He again began experiencing first-team football, and notably scored two of three at [Athens Olympic Sports Complex](/source/Athens_Olympic_Sports_Complex) to help defeat hosts [AEK Athens](/source/AEK_Athens_F.C.) and collect the ''[Man of the match](/source/Man_of_the_match)'' award; he finished his half [season](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Super_League_Greece) with 12 goals, as his team finished in sixth position and participated in the second stage. Choutos started [his second year](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Super_League_Greece) in scoring fashion, netting twice against [OFK Beograd](/source/OFK_Beograd) in the [UEFA Intertoto Cup](/source/UEFA_Intertoto_Cup) ([3–1 home win, 3–2 on aggregate](/source/2008_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup)). After a run-in with the club's assistant coach that supposedly turned physical, however, the player was forced to leave. On 2 February 2009, Choutos signed a six-month contract with [PAOK](/source/PAOK_FC), appearing in eight scoreless matches. On 25 August he returned to Italy once again, joining lowly [A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco](/source/A.S._Pescina_Valle_del_Giovenco) for two years;{{cite web|url=http://www.valledelgiovenco.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=265&Itemid=55|title=Arriva il ''bomber'' Lambros Choutos, ex Roma ed Inter|trans-title=Bomber Lambros Choutos, formerly of Roma and Inter, arrives|publisher=A.S. Valle Giovenco|language=Italian|date=25 August 2009|accessdate=26 August 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830043550/http://www.valledelgiovenco.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=265&Itemid=55|archivedate=30 August 2009}} his contract was cancelled in July 2010, after the club was excluded from the [Italian football league system](/source/Association_football_league_system_in_Italy) due to financial issues. ==International career== Courtesy of his solid [under-21](/source/Greece_national_under-21_football_team) performances, Choutos soon made his debut for the [Greek full side](/source/Greece_national_football_team), going on to win ten [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) in four years. He was overlooked for the squads that appeared at both [UEFA Euro 2004](/source/UEFA_Euro_2004) and [2008](/source/UEFA_Euro_2008). ==Personal life== Choutos origin is from the village Agioi Thedoroi, [Trikala](/source/Trikala_(regional_unit)).[https://www.larissanet.gr/2017/03/18/to-spiti-tou-lamprou-choutou-sta-trikala/ Το σπίτι του Λάμπρου Χούτου στα Τρίκαλα larissanet.gr] ==Honours== '''Olympiacos''' *[Alpha Ethniki](/source/Super_League_Greece): [1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Alpha_Ethniki), [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Alpha_Ethniki), [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Alpha_Ethniki) '''Inter''' *[Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Serie_A) *[Coppa Italia](/source/Coppa_Italia): [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Coppa_Italia) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Choutos, Lampros}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Athens Category:Greek men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Serie A players Category:Serie C players Category:AS Roma players Category:Inter Milan players Category:Atalanta BC players Category:AS Reggina 1914 players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Olympiacos F.C. players Category:Panionios F.C. players Category:PAOK FC players Category:La Liga players Category:RCD Mallorca players Category:Greece men's under-21 international footballers Category:Greece men's international footballers Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Survivor Greece contestants Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Spain --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lampros Choutos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampros_Choutos) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampros_Choutos?action=history)). 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